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UPDATE: Multi-vehicle crash snarls highway traffic near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Multiple people received minor injuries during a Thursday morning multi-vehicle collision near Parksville, which required an air ambulance to transport one person to hospital.The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, along Hwy. 19 between the Englishman River Bridge and the Exit 46 off-ramp, affe...
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'Lose their moral compass:' woman wanted after north Nanaimo Poppy campaign theft
NANAIMO - Local police are hoping the public can identify a woman seen in security footage stealing donations meant for Canadian veterans and their families. Mounties say a woman walked into Panago Pizza on the Island Hwy. in north Nanaimo around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, before picking up the donation box and leaving...
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Considerable rainfall brings record high temperature in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A series of strong Pacific storms have dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain across the region and brought a day of spring-like temperatures. While the heaviest rainfall on Vancouver Island, according to Environment Canada, was reserved for Kennedy Lake (248 millimetres) and Port Alberni (123 millimetres), t...
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Four more Nanaimo deaths due to toxic drugs
NANAIMO - Toxic drug deaths in British Columbia in September were down about 19 per cent from the same month last year, continuing a pattern that has seen deaths this year fall to the lowest levels since before the COVID-19 pandemic.That's according to the latest report from the BC Coroners Service, which said four peo...
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'I remember just like it was yesterday:' Nanaimo veteran reflects on liberation day to end World War ll
NANAIMO - At 103 years old, Nick Janicki laid a wreath at the downtown Nanaimo Dallas Square Park Cenotaph. The Nanaimo resident, who was then a 21-year-old soldier in the Canadian Scottish Regiment, helped fend off heavy resistance from Nazi German forces. "I remember just like it was yesterday," Janicki sai...
Nov 11, 2026
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A day to remember
LIVE: Nanaimo's Remembrance Day ceremony from Dallas Square Park
NANAIMO - Despite rain and wind pummeling the region, thousands of people are anticipated in downtown Nanaimo for the annual Remembrance Day ceremony. NanaimoNewsNOW will provide a livestream of the ceremony starting about 10:30 a.m. via our Facebook page. Formal proceedings are scheduled to begin at the downtown Nanai...
Nov 11, 2026
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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day 2026: Where to pay tribute across the region
NANAIMO - Sacrifices made by Canadians to establish the safety and freedoms we enjoy today will be front and centre on Wednesday, November 11. Thousands of people across central Vancouver Island and Canada are gathering at Legions, Cenotaphs, and other public events to pay tribute to military personnel who served and a...
Nov 10, 2026
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Search suspended for missing north Island canoer
SAYWARD - A search for a missing fisherman has been suspended after his capsized canoe was located.A Sayward RCMP news release stated Dakota Smith, 35, was reported missing on Friday, Nov. 6, after he left his home earlier in the day to go fishing at the mouth of the Adam River in Johnstone Strait, located north of Say...
Nov 10, 2026
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'It gives you hope:' Nanaimo students benefit from growing support program
NANAIMO - Disadvantaged and with an unstable childhood, Nanaimo's Emory Fae was homeless at the age of 16.Survival was Fae's primary concern while living in Squamish, never mind the dream of post-secondary education.Fae is one of 201 students on Vancouver Island who benefited from United Way BC's Youth Futures Educatio...
Nov 10, 2026
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses bid to appeal B.C. foreign buyer tax case
The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal challenging the application of British Columbia's foreign buyer tax on a real estate purchase involving joint ownership by a Canadian citizen and a foreign national. The B.C. Court of Appeal had previous...
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Police investigate after man shot dead in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Homicide investigators have been called in after a man was found dead at a home in Surrey, B.C. Surrey police say officers and paramedics responded to a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound at the home on 132 Street early Thursday. P...
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Democrats' blue tsunami could be reversing travel turnoff of Canada-U.S. trade war
MONTREAL - The Democrats' sweeping midterm victory is poised to fan a trend of rising Canadian visitor volumes to the United States, counteracting the effect of the recent trade war flare-up, travel experts say. Canadian return trips from America rose ...
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Knife-wielding man arrested after four-hour 'standoff' in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a four-hour "standoff" involving tactical officers culminated in the arrest of a man who had confined himself inside his home with a weapon. They say officers responded to a report of a man with a knife who was alleg...
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Ex-minister Bailey calls B.C. election drubbing a 'harsh judgment' of inauthentic Eby
VICTORIA - One of David Eby's former top lieutenants said he came across as inauthentic during the BC NDP's failed election campaign, calling last month's crushing defeat a "harsh judgment" on the outgoing premier's leadership and his decision to call ...
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B.C. home sales slide 11 per cent in October as Lower Mainland struggles
VANCOUVER - British Columbia recorded 5,670 home sales last month, a drop of almost 11 per cent from October last year. The B.C. Real Estate Association says in a statement that the average sale price of a home in the province this October fell about 2...
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Nanaimo skateboarder Pritchard wins Youth Olympics bronze for Canada
DAKAR - Canada's Evie Pritchard won bronze in women's street skateboarding Thursday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 14-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., scored 137.79 points in the final, finishing just behind Brazil's Duda Ribeiro (138.28). China's Zhu Yua...
Nov 5, 2026
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on the move
Nanaimo-born NHL player traded from Nashville to Seattle
NANAIMO - Matthew Wood is heading west. The Nanaimo Minor Hockey product, who was drafted 15th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators, was traded Sunday, Nov. 1, to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Kraken forward Shane Wright. Since signing his first NHL deal in late March 2025 and debuting wi...
Nov 2, 2026
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VIU Mariners capture pair of provincial soccer titles
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners men's and women's soccer teams are provincial champions after a near-perfect weekend.Going into the weekend with a semi-final bye courtesy of a perfect 9-0 season, the women's squad needed extra time to defeat Capilano by a 2-1 score at Douglas College in Coquitlam on Sunday, Nov. 1.Emma Thor...
Nov 2, 2026
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Good Fortune
Clippers win conference final rematch against Prince George
NANAIMO - The Clippers battled Prince George for the first time since sweeping the Spruce Kings in the 2026 BCHL Coastal Conference final.Both teams came in to the Saturday, Nov. 7 contest leading their respective divisions this season and Nanaimo took a tight 3-2 decision in overtime.It was the Clippers seventh straig...
Nov 8, 2026
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Show of Force
Clippers have offensive breakout game against Spruce Grove
NANAIMO - The Clippers rolled to their sixth straight victory by beating the Spruce Grove Saints 7-2.It was Nanaimo's highest offensive output of the season and the team's largest margin of victory.Just two minutes into the game Drew Roelofs put the Clippers up 1-0, then Miller Kay with a shorthanded marker and Pherson...
Nov 7, 2026
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New Opportunity
Clippers' Patterson departs for head coaching role with Surrey Eagles
NANAIMO - The Clippers are consistently moving players on to higher levels, and now one of their assistant coaches is moving on to run his own team. Gaelan Patterson is now the head coach of the Surrey Eagles of the BCHL after two stints working behind the Clippers' bench under Colin Birkas. In the 2024-25 campaign, Pa...
Nov 5, 2026
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Thousands in Canada affected by global Microsoft outage
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians have been affected by a worldwide outage that has disrupted Microsoft platforms including Outlook and Teams. The online tracker Downdetector suggests that there have been more than 20,000 reports in Canada of problems u...
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses bid to appeal B.C. foreign buyer tax case
The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal challenging the application of British Columbia's foreign buyer tax on a real estate purchase involving joint ownership by a Canadian citizen and a foreign national. The B.C. Court of Appeal had previous...
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Woman arrested after allegedly impersonating officer at Remembrance Day ceremony
VANCOUVER - A woman has been arrested and charged after allegedly impersonating a police officer during Vancouver's Remembrance Day ceremony. Police say officers noticed the woman wearing "combat-style" camouflage clothing, body armour, tactical boots ...
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Indigenous women's groups call out Ottawa over funding in new federal budget
OTTAWA - Indigenous women's groups say the new federal budget is harming the people they represent by not including funding targeted at violence and community support services. Native Women's Association of Canada president Josie Nepinak said Thursday ...
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Tretiak says Russia will seek compensation if barred from world juniors in Alberta
MOSCOW - Russian hockey federation president Vladislav Tretiak is threatening to seek compensation from Canada and push for the relocation or cancellation of next month's world junior championship in Alberta if Russia is barred from competing. The warn...
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Feds won't appeal Alberta court ruling that Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutional
OTTAWA - The federal government says it won't appeal a recent court decision which declared some of the Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional. In October, the Alberta Court of Appeal said parts of the federal law still infringe on provincial jurisdict...
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Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas' next governor, extending her party's wave of victories
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democrat Cindy Holscher has been elected Kansas' next governor, fending off Republican Ty Masterson to keep the office in her party's hands and extend a massive wave of Democratic victories across the country. Democrat...
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Democrat Cindy Holscher wins election for governor in Kansas
Democrat Cindy Holscher won election Thursday as governor of Kansas, defeating Republican Ty Masterson. Holscher's win will keep the governor's office under Democratic control after the departure of term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly. The victory also break...
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Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing
Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday. Glossip had been s...
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Nanaimo Homeowners: Centra's $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75% claimed
The Centra Install Pros Window Efficiency Plan - a program helping Nanaimo homeowners cut the cost of new windows and doors - is running out of runway fast. The plan puts up to $650 toward each window or door replaced, drawn from a dedicated $1 million fund set aside for local homeowners. There is no income testing and...
Sep 18, 2026
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